But now Hiddleston says that their relationship "isn't a
publicity stunt" in his first real public comment since the two
were first spotted together. Earlier this week
he dodged a simple question about Swift, and it was awkward.
Not this time.

Speaking to
the Hollywood Reporter after he was nominated for an Emmy for
his role in AMC's "The Night Manager," the 35-year-old actor was
forced to answer the question on everyone's minds.

"Well, um. How best to put this?" he said, when THR pounced
during the final question of the interview.

"That notion is — look, the truth is that Taylor Swift and
I are together, and we're very happy. Thanks for asking. That's
the truth," he said. "It's not a publicity stunt."

Of course, if their relationship were a publicity
stunt, this is exactly the type of thing he would say.